BBC · Dec 9, 2020
Champions League: What we learned from group stage
The Champions League group stage has come to an end with a dramatic couple of days as Real Madrid squeezed through and Manchester United were edged out.
Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool all went into the last 16 with games to spare.
So what have we learned? Who is looking in good shape - and who isn't?
Two big teams in the same group is not as fun as it sounds
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi both missed two of the six group gamesThere was a lot of excitement when Barcelona and Juventus were drawn in the same group - Lionel Messi v Cristiano Ronaldo.
But in truth it meant only two of the 12 group games were actually important at the top.